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The tennis Smashers Challenge Cup (4th edition) ended on a high note on Sunday 14th August 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya, with 31 junior players braving the cold to showcase their talents in the game.

The juniors came from all over Nairobi, Kisumu and Arusha.

One of the highlights of the tournament was the match between Wycliffe Okenye and Ricky Omondi in the boys under 18 & 21 finals.The two gave a magnificent display of tennis in a match that kept spectators glued to their seats. It ended by Wycliffe thrashing Ricky 6/4, 6/2. 

Indefatigable player Changi Kigamwa of Karen country club battled his way to the semi finals but was stunned by Ricky Omondi 1/6, 2/6. Despite Kigamwa's loss to his opponent, Karen Country Club had a reason to celebrate as this was the first time since 2010 that a seed from the club had reached semi-finals in the under 18/21 category.

In the girls under 12 category, Angela fought her way to the finals where she finally lost to Nasombi Khangati 4/1. In the girls U14/U16, talented Shana Mao had an easy win against her opponents and went her ahead to beat runner-up Julia Khangati 6/1 in the finals. In the boys under 12, Edward Odogo played well but finally lost to Moses Otieno in the finals. In the boys under 14 finals, Evans Aminga thrashed Evans Otieno 4/2. In the boys under 16, runner-up John Onyango put up a good fight throughout the match but finally lost (narrowly) to Charles Ochieng 6/7.

This event is part of the Tennis Africa Cup ranking, an opportunity to break barriers and build tennis as a sport for life skill and health for all.

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Sadili Oval Sports Academy is a social enterprise that uses sport and education to empower children and youth to improve lifestyle and towards earning an income or scholarship for further schooling for a better future. The use of sport is the single-most influential medium that cuts across all cultural and social barriers and provides opportunity to influence behavioral change, and provide a means for social integration. We carry out our mandate by selling our products and services to those who can afford in order to educate poor children.

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